Rock 'n' Roll Revue

1955 American film
Rock'n Roll Revue
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Directed byJoseph Kohn
Produced byBen Frye
Distributed byStudio Films, Inc.
Release date
1955
Running time
69 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Big Joe Turner

Rock'n Roll Revue is a 1955 American film directed by Joseph Kohn. The film was compiled for theatrical exhibition from the made-for-television short films produced by Snader and Studio Telescriptions, with newly filmed host segments by Willie Bryant.[1]

The film is also known as Harlem Rock 'n' Roll (in the United Kingdom) and Rock and Roll Review (American alternative title).

Cast

  • Cholly Atkins as himself
  • Louie Bellson as himself
  • Delta Rhythm Boys as Themselves
  • Ruth Brown as herself
  • Willie Bryant as himself - Master of Ceremonies
  • The Clovers as Themselves
  • Nat "King" Cole as himself
  • Charles "Honi" Coles as himself
  • Larry Darnell as himself
  • Martha Davis as herself
  • Duke Ellington as himself
  • Lionel Hampton as himself
  • Little Buck as himself
  • Mantan Moreland as himself
  • Leonard Reed as himself
  • Nipsey Russell as himself
  • Big Joe Turner as himself
  • Dinah Washington as herself

Soundtrack

  • Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - "The Mooche"
  • Big Joe Turner - "Okimoshebop"
  • Dinah Washington - "Only a Moment Ago"
  • Nat "King" Cole and his trio - "The Trouble With Me Is You"
  • Larry Darnell - "What More Do You Want Me to Do"
  • The Clovers - "Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash"

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Clear, Rebecca D. (1994). Jazz on film and video in the Library of Congress. DIANE Publishing. p. 108.

External links

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